As part of the “Rise of the Graphic Novel” panel discussion at the Commonwealth Club on Monday, April 25, 2010, the Commonwealth Club organized a cartooning contest for local artists. The winner of the contest, Roman Muradov, will have his artwork featured on the Cartoon Art Museum’s website.
60 Years of Beetle Bailey: A Tribute to Mort Walker
Cartoon Art Museum
May 8 – September 19, 2010
Beetle Bailey made his first appearance on Sept. 4, 1950 and today Mort Walker’s comic strip is enjoyed by more than 200 million readers daily in over 1,800 newspapers around the world. The Cartoon Art Museum is celebrating this milestone with the exhibition 60 Years of Beetle Bailey: A Tribute to Mort Walker. Brian Walker, who served as the curator of The Legacy of Mort Walker: 50 Years of Beetle Bailey at The International Museum of Cartoon Art in 2000, has selected the highlights from that historic retrospective for this exhibition.
Here Not There: San Diego Art Now
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD)
June 6 – September 19, 2010
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego announces the artists selected to participate in the upcoming exhibition, Here Not There: San Diego Art Now, which focuses on the range of individual and collective contemporary art practices in the San Diego region. Opening June 6, the exhibition will be on view through September 19, 2010 at MCASD La Jolla.
Viva la Revolución: A Dialogue with the Urban Landscape
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD)
July 18, 2010 – January 2, 2011
he Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) will present Viva la Revolución: A Dialogue with the Urban Landscape, a multifaceted exhibition that explores the dialogue between artists and the urban landscape, opening July 18, 2010 at MCASD’s downtown Jacobs Building location. The exhibition, which will feature works both in the Museum’s galleries as well as at public sites throughout downtown San Diego, will be on view through January 2, 2011.
Small Press Spotlight on Jamaica Dyer
Cartoon Art Museum
March 20 – June 13, 2010
Beginning on March 20, 2010, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Jamaica Dyer.
Shanghai
Asian Art Museum
February 12 – September 5, 2010
From February 12 through September 5, 2010, the Asian Art Museum presents Shanghai, the first exhibition of its kind to explore the visual culture of one of the world’s most intriguing cities. Spanning the time period from Shanghai’s origins as a modest regional center to the dynamic, cosmopolitan, global powerhouse of today, the exhibition reflects upon the history of the city over the past 160 years using art as its mirror.
Small Press Spotlight Cartoon Art Museum December 19, 2009 – March 14, 2010 Beginning on December 19th, 2009, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Andy Ristaino. Andy Ristaino is a cartoonist and animator currently residing in the San Francisco. Originally from Franklin, Massachusetts, he has been drawing comics […]
Ed Hannigan: Covered Cartoon Art Museum February 13 – June 20, 2010 The Cartoon Art Museum and the Hero Initiative proudly present Ed Hannigan: Covered, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the art of Ed Hannigan. This retrospective features a selection of covers and original artwork created by Hannigan for Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the […]
Batman: Yesterday and Tomorrow Cartoon Art Museum January 30 – June 6, 2010 For over 70 years, audiences have thrilled to the adventures of Batman, one of the most popular and enduring fictional characters of the modern age. From his first appearance in Detective Comics in 1939 to the blockbuster Dark Knight film of 2008, […]
Desirée Holman Hammer Museum November 8, 2009 – January 31, 2010
Chen Qiulin Hammer Museum September 29, 2009 – January 3, 2010
Rob Fischer Hammer Museum November 28, 2009 – April 1, 2010